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Place of Origin: Chinese
Rare Chinese opium smoking tray in Cloisonné Bronze with Black Enamel
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare Chinese opium smoking tray in cloisonné bronze with black enamel. Divided into three compartments plus the wick deposit. 19th century.
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Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Small Antique Calligrapher's Quill Pot, Chinese, Soapstone, Carved, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique calligrapher's quill pot. A Chinese, rouge soapstone carved pen holder, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Intricate pierced detail accentuates...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Inkwells

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Soapstone

Chinese Art Deco Enameled Bronze Inkwell w/ Bird and Flower Motif, ca. 1920
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Art Deco Enameled Bronze Inkwell w/ Bird and Flower Motif ca. 1920 Dimensions: Height: 2.5 inches. Width: 6.75 inches. Depth: 3.5 inches.  
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1920s Art Deco Vintage Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Pair of Chinese Ink Boxes crafted from Bronze with Character Engravings, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A pair of Chinese ink boxes crafted from bronze, with engraved Chinese characters from the early 20th century. These items may also be used to store a ...
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Inkwells

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Bronze

Chinese Ink Box Crafted from Bronze with Character Engravings C. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A Chinese Ink Box crafted from bronze, with engraved Chinese characters from the early 20th century. This item may also be used to store a collection o...
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Inkwells

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Bronze

Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Very stylish patinated bronze desk inkwell modelled as a bust of a Chinese or Japanese figure wearing a straw hat, together with a pair French or...
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19th Century Regency Antique Chinese Inkwells

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Ormolu, Bronze

Chinese Flora and Fauna Inkstone, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Scholarly pursuits such as painting, calligraphy, and poetry were a highly respected and revered subculture in ancient China, and demanded their own set of tools that were not only f...
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Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Stone

Unusual 19th Century Chinese Inkstone
Located in New York, NY
A large, unusual and beautifully carved 19th century or possibly earlier Chinese inkstone. Pieces in this condition are rarely seen today and are striking and decorative emblems of h...
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Mid-18th Century Antique Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Stone

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French Art Deco Palisander and Pewter Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco palisander and pewter inlaid inkwell with 2 crystal wells.
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Crystal, Pewter

"Conquest of Spain, " Extraordinary, Monumental Bronze Inkwell, Art Deco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
More of an indictment of the Spanish conquest of North America than a celebration, this quite extraordinary, large bronze inkwell depicts a Conquistador, holding sword and whip, seat...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Very Rare circa 1850 Chinese Hand-Carved Serving Tray with Snake Handles & Frog
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare circa 1850 hand-carved from a single piece of timber serving tray with snake handles chasing a frog A very good looking and exqui...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chippendale Antique Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Wood

English Regency Inkwell in Patinated Bronze and Ormolu with Dolphin Mount
Located in London, GB
English Regency patinated bronze and ormolu double inkwell. Set upon a rectangular base with mercury gilt ormolu moulding of "stiff leaf and dart" design. The inkwell holder itself, ...
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1810s Regency Antique Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Chinese Carved Soapstone Spill Vase
Located in Forney, TX
An exceptionally hand-carved antique Chinese soapstone spill vase - spill holder (see below), profusely decorated and intricately detailed naturalistic sc...
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20th Century Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Soapstone

Antique French Gilt Bronze Encrier Inkwell Desk Stand, Signed JF
Located in Forney, TX
A most impressive fine quality antique Louis XV style French ormolu encrier / inkstand. Born in France in the 19th century, almost certainly Parisian work, exquisitely chased, chis...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Inkwell, Bronze D´oré, Desk Utensil, Neogotic, circa 1850
Located in Greven, DE
Antique inkwell from gilded brass. France, 1840-1860.
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Mid-19th Century Antique Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Gold, Brass

French Empire Napoleon III Bizantine Bronze Ormolu Inkwell or Inkstand
Located in Miami, FL
Exquisite Bizantine French 19th century Empire Napoleon III gilded bronze inkwell. This handcrafted antique desk accessory bears the makers mar...
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Late 19th Century Empire Antique Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Monterrey Black Marble Carved Small Bowl
By Capital Studio
Located in Mexico City, MX
Small bowl in carved Monterrey black marble. Handmade in México by local craftsmen. Production time: 6-8 weeks for items without marble / 13-14 weeks for marble pieces. Shipping +1...
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2010s Modern Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Marble

Antique Bronze Inkwell, Ormolu Mounted Inkstand, France 1890, H303
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique bronze inkwell, Ormolu mounted inkstand, France 1890, H303 France 1890 Bronze Bronze ormolu mounted inkstand Pen rest to the sides Bras...
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1890s Antique Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Rare business card tray, solid bronze around 1900, Jugendstil Art Nouveau France
Located in Wien, AT
Wonderful business card tray, made out of solid bronze, an original of the Jugendstil - Art Nouveau period, made around 1900. This nice historical object has a rectangular shape an...
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Early 1900s Jugendstil Antique Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Owl With Fixed Gaze, Hand Carved Alabaster Lidded Trinket Pot, Italy 1970s
By Midcentury Italian school
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Striking Italian alabaster hand crafted trinket pot of an owl with a fixed gaze Circa 1970's Original Italian label to base Height 1.75 inch, Diameter 3.25 inch In excellent conditio...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chinese Inkwells

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Alabaster

Previously Available Items
Edward Farmer Chinese Carved Jade & Agate Dragon Inkwell W/ Gold Gilt Filigree
By Edward Farmer
Located in Atlanta, GA
Edward Farmer Chinese Carved Jade & Agate Dragon Inkwell W/ Gold Gilt Filigree. Edward I. Farmer (1872-1942) was a well-known art dealer in New York City with over twenty-nine years of experience in the field. His galleries at 5 West Fifty-Sixth Street and 16 East Fifty-Sixth Street offered a wide variety of Chinese works of art as well as European antiques. With an interest and flair for both Eastern and Western antiques...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Agate, Jade, Metal, Bronze

Very Large Ink Stone, China, Early 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Very large ink stone used to prepare ink, probably for very large brushes for calligraphy. Decorated with two Fô dogs. China, early 19th century Measures:...
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Early 19th Century Antique Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Stone

Inkstone with a House under a Pine Tree
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Inkstone with a house under a pine tree, China, 20th century. Measures: H: 2 cm, W: 20.5 cm, D: 14.2 cm.
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20th Century Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Stone

Inkstone with a House under a Pine Tree
Inkstone with a House under a Pine Tree
H 0.79 in W 8.08 in D 5.6 in
Antique Chinese Aesthetic Movement Cloisonne and Onyx Ink Well, circa 1870
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Chinese Aesthetic Movement inkwell offers cube form with spherical hinged lid having Cloisonne enameled geometric and floral decoration, seated on beveled onyx base, circa...
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19th Century Antique Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Onyx, Metal

Chinese Figural Carved Soapstone Sculptural Inkwell, Sea Dragon & Koi circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique figural Chinese carved soapstone sculptural inkwell features bi-colored dragon set in rolling sea waves and having carved top with koi (fish) finial, en verso dated with carv...
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20th Century Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Soapstone

1890s Antique Chinese Export Silver Inkstand and Pen Rack by Woshing
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese Export silver inkstand and pen stand made by Woshing - boxed; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This exceptional antique Chinese silver inkstand and pen rack has an incurved shaped form. The surface of the stand is embellished with engraved scale textures accented with fluctuating spine style ornamentation, all on a matte background; this ornamentation reflects the classic shapes and designs pertaining to oriental dragons. The surface of the stand incorporates an oval recess, composing a pen well. This inkstand features two embossed decorated dragon ornaments which duplicate as a secondary pen receiver. The rim of the body of the Chinese silver inkstand is ornamented with a paralleling applied moulded decorated border. This antique hallmarked silver inkstand is supported by four impressive ball style feet. The stand has a plain integrated receiver to accommodate the original hallmarked ink pot. The ink pot has a square cut cornered form accented with a cylindrical neck. The body of the ink pot is embellished with an applied floral design to each side, all on matte backgrounds and encompassed with plain chamfered borders. This exceptional antique ink pot...
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1890s Chinese Export Antique Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Silver

Chinese Export Silver Inkstand
Located in London, GB
A Chinese Export Silver and wood Inkstand with dip-pen dating from around 1885. The hinged ink bottles are decorated with embossed chrysanthemum to the sides and the covers are plain...
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19th Century Antique Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Silver

18th Century Chinese Ink Stone with Peach Shaped Water Well
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful dark green agate ink stone from China. The water well is in the shape of a peach, which symbolized immortality in Chinese Mythology.
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Agate

Late 18th Century Chinese Ink Stone
Located in New York, NY
An extraordinarily beautiful Chinese ink stone from the late 18th Century. Beautifully carved and in perfect condition considering it's age. The pati...
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Stone

Ink well Collection
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Ink pot collection ranging in sizes from 1" to 2 1/2" tall and 1" to 2" wide
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19th Century Antique Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Ink well Collection
Ink well Collection
H 2.5 in D 2 in
Scholars' Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese scholars' brush pot with heavy relief depicting scholars in a landscape with pine trees and horses. Pagoda Red Collection #: BTF04...
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19th Century Antique Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Boxwood

Scholars' Brush Pot
Scholars' Brush Pot
H 6 in Dm 4.5 in

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